Decisions, decisions!
- From: Deborah <email_4_deb@xxxxxxxx>
- Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 13:08:55 -1000
I'd like some advice/input/opinions on a laptop I'm considering. In brief, my use is mainly for the internet, for my newly rediscovered love of photography (this time going digital) and the possibility of using it to do (mostly) straightforward videos - family, friends, travel - your basic home movie type stuff.
Having said that, my two other requirements are price and to have it last. Just to give you an idea of what I mean by lasting, my first computer was a desktop NEC Ready 9522 purchased in August of 1996. Six years later, due to the limitations of that computer, I bought a used Toshiba Satellite 2805-S402 for 800 bucks. (A pretty good deal at the time.) Now it's nearly 5 years later and I find the Toshiba I have is not as useful as I'd like it to be. So, as you can see, I really do keep my computers for a long time!
The computer I'm looking at is a Gateway MP8709 for $1149(US) at Costco. The specs are here ---> http://support.gateway.com/s/Mobile/2007/SonicC/1014460R/1014460Rsp4.shtml In brief, a 17" screen, Intel Core 2 Duo T7200 processor (4 MB L2 Cache, 2.0 GHz, 667 MHz FSB), Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 950, 160 GB 5,400 RPM SATA hard drive, 8X Multi-Format Dual Layer DVD-RW, plus assorted plugins and media readers. I'd rather have a dedicated video card instead of an integrated one, and I have read that with the type of processor this computer has, it's a waste that it doesn't have a higher rpm hard drive, but I'm wondering if this is as good as I'm going to get for the price. Initially I wanted a laptop for at or under $1000. When I started researching laptops, I saw other items that appealed to me, but in the end, they end up driving up the cost and they aren't items I really truly see myself needing. (e.g. wanting an ExpressCard, vs. the PC Card on the Gateway - I don't need an ExpressCard, but I can't help wondering if it's something that might be useful down the road)
From what I've found online, the Gateway seems like a really good deal. Will it fulfill my current needs and do so for the next few years?
Thanks for any and all useful comments!
Deb
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